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hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. retook an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's do our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann talked only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if they can, they will have to work at fewer hours.
hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. retook an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's do our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they...
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i want to tell you something that's just come in to cnn. sources say that the obama is moving toward increasing aid to the syrian opposition in the form of nonlethal military equipment and military training. these changes are being talked about with allies right now as part of secretary of state john kerry's meetings in europe. the sources stress that the united states is not providing weapons to the rebels, an important distinction and one we'll see if it will last. >>> last night we brought you a new story about a policy introduced by yahoo! ceo marisa mayer. employees won't be able to work from home any more. you were passionate about the subject. we included a poll on our "out front" blog ask you if you agree with the decision. there's been a back and forth on this poll all day. at the moment the yes side is winning. if you'd like to take a poll or add a comment of your own, please do so. >>> that was last night's essay. tonight's essay? it's next. and it's about the most unlikely menage a trois ever. by building custom security solutio
i want to tell you something that's just come in to cnn. sources say that the obama is moving toward increasing aid to the syrian opposition in the form of nonlethal military equipment and military training. these changes are being talked about with allies right now as part of secretary of state john kerry's meetings in europe. the sources stress that the united states is not providing weapons to the rebels, an important distinction and one we'll see if it will last. >>> last night we...
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a commander tells cnn they're investigating all the possibilities, including a hoax. if it turns out to be a prank it may not be a surprise. in 2011 the coast guard counted 54 probable hoaxes nationwide, two of them alone costing $118,000. >>> a republican lawmaker in texas has filed a bill that will make texas independence day, texas independence day, not independence day, a tax free holiday for gun purchases. if the law passes, gun shop owners like jerry mccall, who owned texas guns in san antonio say they will sell more guns. on an average day, mccall says he sells $7,000 worth of guns and collects $600 in sales tax. while that would mean big savings for customers, it does translate to lost revenue for the state. think about it. hundreds of dollars in sales tax, multiplied by the more than 6,000 licensed firearms dealers in texas. you're talking about governor perry giving a big tax break. >>> now please sit down. here's a story that will make you grateful for the people who only threaten your life by texting and driving. you know how when you visit a hospital you
a commander tells cnn they're investigating all the possibilities, including a hoax. if it turns out to be a prank it may not be a surprise. in 2011 the coast guard counted 54 probable hoaxes nationwide, two of them alone costing $118,000. >>> a republican lawmaker in texas has filed a bill that will make texas independence day, texas independence day, not independence day, a tax free holiday for gun purchases. if the law passes, gun shop owners like jerry mccall, who owned texas guns...
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karen mcguinness joins us from the cnn weather center in atlanta. you see a baby stuck in an airport and you got to admire the smiles on face. >> just when you think spring is coming you get one of those winter storms. it is not the system but a lesser system than we were looking at 24 hours ago. look at these snowfall totals. i did see isolated amounts of 20 inches, 18 inches and 14 inches in wichita. here's that low area of pressure that we're watching making its way into the great lakes region, chicago, 3 or 4 inches of snowfall. this is going to continue to move into canada. we'll catch a secondary low pressure area develop off the carolinas but secondary rain all the way towards daytona. i hate to tell you. let's look at who enjoyed the snow the most. take a look at this bull dog. this is an ireporter coming out of missouri. the dog is crazy going down the hill. the owner, karen, says the dog is just absolutely obsessed with snowboarding. one person had some fun. we'll continue to update you on the storm system throughout the afternoon. >> agai
karen mcguinness joins us from the cnn weather center in atlanta. you see a baby stuck in an airport and you got to admire the smiles on face. >> just when you think spring is coming you get one of those winter storms. it is not the system but a lesser system than we were looking at 24 hours ago. look at these snowfall totals. i did see isolated amounts of 20 inches, 18 inches and 14 inches in wichita. here's that low area of pressure that we're watching making its way into the great...
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pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local media that police had found steroids at the house which authorities have not commented on to cnn. as the legal process now begins against the man known as blade runner, all of oscar's future races have been canceled. he was scheduled to run in australia, brazil, the u.s., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her cast, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and
pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local...
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on cnn. i'm don lemon going to start with the headlines, an american woman missing for two weeks in turkey has been found dead, she was killed possibly stabbed to death, more details, coming up, in turkey a radical leftist group is claiming responsibility for sending a suicide bomber to the u.s. embassy yesterday. the bomb killed a turkish security guard. alabama's dade county sheriff tells his team has been in constant communication with the man holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker, the man identified as jim dykes allowed police to send down coloring books, crayons and medication to the boy. he killed the bus driver before taking the boy hostage. a murderer is back behind bars after walking out of the jail in chicago. he was on the run for three days before he was captured. he was serving a 60-year murder sentence in an in prison when he was transferred to chicago to face a drug charge. the charge was dropped and he was supposed to return to indiana to serve out the rest
on cnn. i'm don lemon going to start with the headlines, an american woman missing for two weeks in turkey has been found dead, she was killed possibly stabbed to death, more details, coming up, in turkey a radical leftist group is claiming responsibility for sending a suicide bomber to the u.s. embassy yesterday. the bomb killed a turkish security guard. alabama's dade county sheriff tells his team has been in constant communication with the man holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an...
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. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for us. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, we're just eight days away from forced spending cuts that have been called deep and dangerous. so why is all we're hearing is blame? >>> and as the world gets ready for a new pope, is the church using a cemetery to hide money from abuse victims? >>> and new information about the body found inside a hotel water tower. we have the video that that hotel does not want you to see. >>> let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, hurting the poor because washington has no courage. again today, all we heard was blame when it comes to the forced spending cuts to take effect in eight days. president obama made some talk radio appearances. >> whether or not we can move republicans at this point to do the right thing is what we're still trying to gauge. >> now, he's called the cuts severe and brutal. house speaker john boehner, guess what, completely agrees with that. he's called them deep an
. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for us. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, we're just eight days away from forced spending cuts that have been called deep and dangerous. so why is all we're hearing is blame? >>> and as the world gets ready for a new pope, is the church using a cemetery to hide money from abuse victims? >>> and new information about the body found inside a hotel water...
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barbara star, cnn, washington. >> pretty cool stuff. that's it for me. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm in for brooke baldwin and the news starts right now. gunfire and a crash shut down part of the famous las vegas strip. three people were killed and three more injured in what looked like a scene from a movie. it started before dawn with a drive-by shooting not far from the most famous casinos. bally's and the bellagio. someone in a black range recovery sailed through the intersection and slammed into five cars including a taxy that burst into flame. the cab's driver and passenger were killed. the suv got away. >> the vehicle description is black in color and has large black rims on it and sort of a dealer plate. not a nevada dealer plate, but from a car dealer lot. >> they don't know how that shooting got started. >> a twist in the case of oscar pistorius, the olympian charged with the valentine's day murder of his girlfriend. the officer leading the investigation has been replaced. the detective was taken off the case. why? he w
barbara star, cnn, washington. >> pretty cool stuff. that's it for me. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm in for brooke baldwin and the news starts right now. gunfire and a crash shut down part of the famous las vegas strip. three people were killed and three more injured in what looked like a scene from a movie. it started before dawn with a drive-by shooting not far from the most famous casinos. bally's and the bellagio. someone in a black range recovery sailed through the...
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>> from the cnn studio in new york, that's it for me. same time tomorrow. n my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plustheir live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade... ranked "highest in customer loyalty for brokerage and investment companies." do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! >> perhaps her hip was torn this way. gaga had surgery to repair her hip. she is forced to cancel her born this way ball tour announcing she was suffering from inflammation of the joints. they revealed she had a tear in her right hip. she tweeted
>> from the cnn studio in new york, that's it for me. same time tomorrow. n my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plustheir live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade... ranked "highest in customer loyalty for brokerage and investment companies." do you...
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this is cnn newsroom and i'm suzanne malveaux. things got a lot more complicated for lance armstrong. new reports now that the justice department plans to sue armstrong for using performance enhancing drugs. ed lavendera joining us. tell us what the new turn of events means for him. >> reporter: well, there is a lot of movement on this front. and if you'll remember about a year ago, the justice department decided not to sue lance armstrong, but now there are multiple reports that says the department of justice is changing its mind on this and will reportedly join the whistle blower lawsuit that has been filed, but is kept under seal from former teammate floyd landis. and what all of this could mean for lance armstrong is a big legal fight that could end up costing him tense of millions of dollars. the united states postal service during that run where lance armstrong won from 2001 to 2004 paid lance armstrong and his cycling team some $30 million. this whistle blower lawsuit brought by floyd landis which very few people have been
this is cnn newsroom and i'm suzanne malveaux. things got a lot more complicated for lance armstrong. new reports now that the justice department plans to sue armstrong for using performance enhancing drugs. ed lavendera joining us. tell us what the new turn of events means for him. >> reporter: well, there is a lot of movement on this front. and if you'll remember about a year ago, the justice department decided not to sue lance armstrong, but now there are multiple reports that says the...
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. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system. but i think this guy has a pretty good defense, based on what i talked to, people in south africa, his kind of paranoia, his fear of crime, i don't think that's something that is so outlandish. >> mark, let me ask you, the prosecutor has been trying to portray pistorius as a flight risk. the fact that he doesn't recognize his crime, the idea that he is prone to violence. do you think that a solid argument against bail? >> no, i think the opposite. i think what the magistrate replied, is why wouldn't he have every incentive in the world to clear his name. and he's got a very able defense team. i think
. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system....
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"cnn newsroom" with carol "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, south africa stunner, breaking details overnight in the oscar pistorius trial. non-stop shouting the night of the attack, unlicensed ammunition and now new questions about a drug found at the scene. >>> plus searching for victims. >> we just live two blocks down and we just felt our building shake. >> reporter: a massive explosion at one of kansas city's most popular restaurants. >> we thought that a car had literally ran into our apartment. >> reporter: the late night blast yours dozens plus this. >> i'm seth macfar lane and i'll be hosting the oscars this year. >> we sit down with seth mac farlane and who he'll go to for oscar advice. we're live in "the newsroom." good morning, thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. oscar pistorius will have to wait at least one more day to learn if he will be granted bail. the hearing for the olympic sprinter adjourned a little more than an hour ago. diser toious faces a premeditated murder charge
"cnn newsroom" with carol "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, south africa stunner, breaking details overnight in the oscar pistorius trial. non-stop shouting the night of the attack, unlicensed ammunition and now new questions about a drug found at the scene. >>> plus searching for victims. >> we just live two blocks down and we just felt our building shake. >> reporter:...
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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and making sure i can be the best athlete i can be, and obviously being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with it. you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, th
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he even coined the phrase to describe it, model off duty. who's the alex wang girl? >> you know, it's always this idea of elevating the every day. >> reporter: wang's business is now worth an estimated $80 million. with 15 stores worldwide. and a new collaboration with samsung. >> i think he's definitely talented. but many people are talented. he has a clarity. >> reporter: you basically came out of the womb wanting to be a fashion designer, didn't you? >> i mean, not right out of the womb. >> reporter: well, close -- >> since he was 4, yeah, he hold "vogue" ma
cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he...
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cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious examples of damage like the ice rink behind me. there locals say that section of the wall was actually blown in by that shock wave from the meteor. but the cleanup and recovery operation is very much underway and it's likely within a week or so there aren't going to be too many scars from the close encounter. the people, themselves, they're recovering slowly, as well. we now around 1,000 of them suffered physical injuries. most of them, in fact, all of them not very serious. what they talk about is the fear, the terror of those few mome
cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious...
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jim bolden, cnn, london. >> amazing. let's dig in a little deeper with physicist and cosmologist lawrence krauss. he's made a career of explaining for people like me and you everything from how the tiniest particles behave to how the universe will end. he is the director of the origins project at arizona state university and his latest book is called "a universe from nothing." we spoke earlier tonight. professor, thank you for joining us. our first question is how was this meteor able to do so much damage? >> well, it's a 10 ton or 20 ton sized object going 30,000 miles per hour. suddenly stopping in the atmosphere. you can imagine it's a lot worse than getting hit by a truck. >> i mean, i don't really understand how it works. tell me, what is it about this flying piece of space matter that makes such damage when it comes in? you say the speed and i guess temperature, but it really blew out windows so far away. people falling down. even though it was big, how did it do so much damage? >> well, you know, when a space shut
jim bolden, cnn, london. >> amazing. let's dig in a little deeper with physicist and cosmologist lawrence krauss. he's made a career of explaining for people like me and you everything from how the tiniest particles behave to how the universe will end. he is the director of the origins project at arizona state university and his latest book is called "a universe from nothing." we spoke earlier tonight. professor, thank you for joining us. our first question is how was this...
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even wrote to a cnn reporter last month. i dare to respond only moved by seriousness of the media you represent, since as you can imagine, i am deeply concerned about my security. cnn responded asking peter williams to meet us anywhere, even here to give us proof that any of his allegations were true. we have since sent six e-mails to p. williams. the response -- silence. we tracked down the source of the e-mails through a technical school in santa domingo to this internet provider where we were promptly escorted into an office where the company denied the e-mail came from one of its customers. >> is there any way you would give us the information on this man? >> i cannot identify right now that name and also the ip address is not from here for us. >> the dominican republic's district attorney's office confirmed to cnn the office is about to investigate the source of peter williams and his damaging e-mails. but so far, internet only and unproven scandal, however, has brought more scrutiny on the very real business dealings o
even wrote to a cnn reporter last month. i dare to respond only moved by seriousness of the media you represent, since as you can imagine, i am deeply concerned about my security. cnn responded asking peter williams to meet us anywhere, even here to give us proof that any of his allegations were true. we have since sent six e-mails to p. williams. the response -- silence. we tracked down the source of the e-mails through a technical school in santa domingo to this internet provider where we...
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joining us from arkansas, scene of the tragedy, cnn's ed lavandera. is there any activity at the home today? >> reporter: no, we were just there a little while ago, deborah. it is quiet. the yellow crime scene tape still up around the house where investigators were called out there around 3:30 in the afternoon. we spoke with the sheriff here in arkansas and were told they were called by a neighbor who heard two gunshots and they were called out to the scene because of that. and shortly after that first 911 call, the sheriff said they also got a phone call from a friend of mindy mccready's who had gotten a message from a family member that something urgent was going on at the house. so authorities raced over there, and that's when they found that mindy mccready had taken her own life and also killed the family dog, that she had -- and david wilson had got together after they moved here a year and a half ago. just before taking her own life, she also took the life of the family dog as well. but this is an end of a tragic situation, and really escalated
joining us from arkansas, scene of the tragedy, cnn's ed lavandera. is there any activity at the home today? >> reporter: no, we were just there a little while ago, deborah. it is quiet. the yellow crime scene tape still up around the house where investigators were called out there around 3:30 in the afternoon. we spoke with the sheriff here in arkansas and were told they were called by a neighbor who heard two gunshots and they were called out to the scene because of that. and shortly...
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. >>> hello i'm fredricka witfield, you're in the cnn news room. and they're off -- america's greatest race, the daytona 500 kicked off about an hour ago as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick at the head of the pack in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed on the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described what happened. >> there was a wreck and i got hit by an engine or a part of an engine and i got a broken leg. >> workers spent hours repairing the fence to insure today's race would go on. >>> today was pope benedict xvi's last public prayer before he retires. thousands gathered in vatican city to hear him speak. the pontiff assured the crowd that although he's retiring, he isn't going to abandon the church, but will dedicate his time to prayer and meditation. now to a scandal surrounding the catholic church, italian media are reporting on allegations of a network of ga
. >>> hello i'm fredricka witfield, you're in the cnn news room. and they're off -- america's greatest race, the daytona 500 kicked off about an hour ago as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick at the head of the pack in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed on the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described...
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eastern on cnn. we'll watch. >> i'm definitely watching now. >>> it was a picture that went viral before that term even existed in its current context. we remember the famous picture dubbed the rescuing hug. we'll speak with the girls, the girls now 17 years after their famous moment. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now get 0% financing for 60 months, plus trade up to get $1,750 total allowance on a silverado all-star edition. or trade up and choose customer cash plus option package discount for a total value of $7,250. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ angry gibberish ] [ brea
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facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me @carol cnn. jason johnson. >> it makes perfect sense for us to respond to gun violence by highly militarized responses. it's not how you clean up bad neighborhoods. what you do is hire more police. you hire police from those particular communities and you have the police walk the streets. you have things like what rudy jewel any did in new york which is take care of quality of life crime, take graffiti off the walls and clean up garbage. these are the ways you stop gun violence. it's not about bringing in troops and scaring everybody in the street. >> just the sight of the general saying to some stupid gang member prone to violence saying put that gun down or i'm going to get you, that sounds good to me, actually. >> it sounds good to me, too. i love the general. i think he would do a great favor to chicago if he would move there. i don't think militaryizing chicago or any of the other urban areas facing huge amounts of gun violence is the way to do it. carol, i was born in nicaragua. i lived thr
facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me @carol cnn. jason johnson. >> it makes perfect sense for us to respond to gun violence by highly militarized responses. it's not how you clean up bad neighborhoods. what you do is hire more police. you hire police from those particular communities and you have the police walk the streets. you have things like what rudy jewel any did in new york which is take care of quality of life crime, take graffiti off the walls and clean up garbage. these are the...
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here is cnn's nick valencia. nick? >> reporter: as a navy s.e.a.l., chris kyle survived four tours of combat duty. but it was at this gun range outside of dallas, texas, where he died. around the corner from his home at the age of 38. he was known to millions of americans as the author of the best-selling book "american sniper" where he chronicled his combat missions. in six years kyle said he killed more than 150 iraqi insurgents. he became so hated by them he had a bounty on his head. >> started every time someone would be shot by a sniper in the area, they associated that with me. >> reporter: to iraqi insurgents he was known as the devil of ramadi. to his fellow navy s.e.a.l.s, kyle was called the legend. born in east texas, he loved horses, but most of all, he loved his family and helping people. according to his friends, almost immediately after returning from combat, kyle started the heroes project to help soldier suffering from ptsd. >> he had a vision to support veterans and their needs and he was fearless in
here is cnn's nick valencia. nick? >> reporter: as a navy s.e.a.l., chris kyle survived four tours of combat duty. but it was at this gun range outside of dallas, texas, where he died. around the corner from his home at the age of 38. he was known to millions of americans as the author of the best-selling book "american sniper" where he chronicled his combat missions. in six years kyle said he killed more than 150 iraqi insurgents. he became so hated by them he had a bounty on...
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you can watch it starting at 10:30 eastern this friday here on cnn. >>> coming up, former democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. pleads guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions on everything from a vacation in martha's vineyard to michael jackson memorabilia. i'll speak with someone who was in the court today. >>> also ahead, new york's cardinal timothy dolan has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed pope benedict. today he was questioned behind closed doors in the catholic church's sex abuse scandal. none of us would want to be told we can't marry the person we love. that's why a growing majority of americans believe it's time to allow marriage for gay and lesbian couples. when couples are committed they ought to have i think the same sort of rights that everyone has. allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country freedom means freedom for everyone. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, it's
you can watch it starting at 10:30 eastern this friday here on cnn. >>> coming up, former democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. pleads guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions on everything from a vacation in martha's vineyard to michael jackson memorabilia. i'll speak with someone who was in the court today. >>> also ahead, new york's cardinal timothy dolan has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed pope benedict. today he...